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Katy Perry tie-up adds fireworks to Glu Mobile stock

M obile game publisher Glu Mobile (GLUU) saw its shares skyrocket like a firework on Thursday after the company announced it is making a video game featuring pop singer Katy Perry. The game will feature Perry’s voice, likeness and personality and will launch in late 2015 for Apple (AAPL) iOS and Google (GOOGL) Android smartphones and tablets, Glu said in a press release late Wednesday. The announcement came three days after Perry earned positive reviews for her bubbly halftime performance at Super Bowl XLIX. “We anticipate that Katy’s significant global audience, including more than 170 million fans on social media, will make her a strong gaming partner for Glu,” Glu CEO Niccolo de Masi said in a statement. Glu signed a five-year partnership with Perry. Glu stock was up 30% in late afternoon trading on the stock market today, near 5. Glu already has found success with a…

Apple in talks with TV programmers for Internet service

Apple (AAPL) has been trying for years to break into the Internet television business with plans to offer a package of basic cable channels that could serve as an alternative to traditional pay-TV services. But Apple hasn’t been able to secure the content deals needed to make it happen. Now that Dish Network (DISH) and Sony (SNE) have blazed a trail with such services, Apple once again is looking to enter the over-the-top television business. Apple is now negotiating with TV programmers and has shown demos of its proposed service, Re/code reported Wednesday. Apple’s talks with TV programmers are at an early stage, and details like pricing and timing still need to be worked out, Re/code said. Meanwhile, Apple’s streaming video box, the Apple TV, is overdue for an upgrade. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company hasn’t come out with a new version of the $99 set-top box in two years. Dish…

Sprint Q3 Subscriber Adds Miss Amid Price War

Sprint (S)early Thursday posted December-quarter sales that fell 1.8% from the year-earlier quarter but beat lowered analyst expectations, as average revenue per user fell 8% amid a wireless industry price war. The price war got particularly heavy over the holidays, with service providers targeting consumer upgrades to Apple’s (AAPL) popular iPhone 6. Sprint reported revenue of $8.97 billion for its fiscal Q3 ended Dec. 31. Including a $2.1